WAO Stock Overview Operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. More details
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Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for WaFd Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$31.00 52 Week High US$35.80 52 Week Low US$24.20 Beta 0.86 1 Month Change -8.28% 3 Month Change -1.90% 1 Year Change 9.93% 3 Year Change -1.27% 5 Year Change -3.13% Change since IPO 181.82%
Recent News & Updates
WaFd, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Feb 11, 2025 Dec 25
Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced Nov 15
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on December 6, 2024 Nov 13
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15% Nov 12
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer recently sold €371k worth of stock Nov 08
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.50 (vs US$3.72 in FY 2023) Oct 18 See more updates
WaFd, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Feb 11, 2025 Dec 25
Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced Nov 15
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on December 6, 2024 Nov 13
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15% Nov 12
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer recently sold €371k worth of stock Nov 08
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.50 (vs US$3.72 in FY 2023) Oct 18
Third quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced Aug 19
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on September 6, 2024 Aug 14
Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.75 (vs US$0.89 in 3Q 2023) Jul 17
Executive VP recently sold €368k worth of stock May 23
Second quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced May 20
Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$0.95 in 2Q 2023) Apr 23
High number of new directors Apr 01
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution Mar 03
WaFd and WaFd Bank Appoints Bradley M. Shuster and M. Max Yzaguirre to Serve as Directors Mar 01
First quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced Feb 19
WaFd, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 8, 2024 Feb 14
WaFd, Inc and Washington Federal Bank Announces Board Appointments Jan 31
First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.85 (vs US$1.16 in 1Q 2023) Jan 17
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.72 (vs US$3.40 in FY 2022) Nov 22
WaFd, Inc Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 8, 2023 Nov 15
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.72 (vs US$3.40 in FY 2022) Oct 18
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 8, 2023 Aug 17
Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.89 (vs US$0.91 in 3Q 2022) Jul 16
Independent Director recently bought €115k worth of stock May 14
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Not Stand for Reelection of Mark Tabbutt as Director May 11
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 2, 2023 May 10
Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.95 (vs US$0.70 in 2Q 2022) Apr 15
Independent Director recently bought €102k worth of stock Mar 12
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 10, 2023 Feb 15 Washington Federal, Inc. and Washington Federal Bank President Brent Beardall Expected to Return Soon to Full-Time Duties from February 13, 2023
Chief Consumer Banker recently sold €475k worth of stock Jan 20
First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.16 (vs US$0.71 in 1Q 2022) Jan 13 Washington Federal, Inc. Announces CEO Changes
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.40 (vs US$2.39 in FY 2021) Nov 20
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on December 2, 2022 Nov 09
Investor sentiment improved over the past week Oct 21
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.40 (vs US$2.39 in FY 2021) Oct 15
WaFd Bank Promotes Banker Dan LaCoste to Regional President for Southern Oregon Sep 29
Washington Federal, Inc. Promotes Kelli Holz to Chief Financial Officer Sep 01
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 2, 2022 Aug 10
Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.91 (vs US$0.61 in 3Q 2021) Jul 15
High number of new directors May 31
Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share May 12
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Paid June 3, 2022 May 12
Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.70 (vs US$0.56 in 2Q 2021) May 06
Washington Federal, Inc. Promotes Todd Gerber to Lead the Bank in Arizona Apr 28
High number of new directors Apr 27
Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.70 (vs US$0.56 in 2Q 2021) Apr 14
Washington Federal, Inc. Promotes Banking Veteran Doron Joseph to Regional President for Nevada Apr 06
Executive VP & CFO recently sold €498k worth of stock Feb 12
Independent Chairman of the Board recently sold €556k worth of stock Jan 20
First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat Jan 15
Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.39 (vs US$2.26 in FY 2020) Nov 21
Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.39 (vs US$2.26 in FY 2020) Oct 16
High number of new directors Aug 02
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.61 (vs US$0.46 in 3Q 2020) Jul 16
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.56 (vs US$0.47 in 2Q 2020) May 06
Washington Federal, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 21, 2021 Apr 29
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.56 (vs US$0.49 in 2Q 2020) Apr 15
New 90-day high: €25.20 Feb 26
New 90-day high: €24.80 Feb 10
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.51 (vs US$0.84 in 1Q 2020) Feb 01
Revenue beats expectations Feb 01
Revenue beats expectations Jan 21
Revenue beats expectations Jan 20
Revenue beats expectations Jan 18
Revenue beats expectations Jan 16
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.51 Jan 15
New 90-day high: €22.20 Jan 07
Revenue beats expectations Nov 26
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$2.26 Nov 26
New 90-day high: €21.00 Nov 16
Full year earnings released - EPS €2.26 Oct 16
Annual earnings released: Revenue beats expectations Oct 16
New 90-day low - €18.80 Sep 12
Third quarter earnings released Aug 12
New 90-day low - €19.80 Jul 27 Shareholder Returns WAO DE Banks DE Market 7D 0% 1.4% 2.0% 1Y 9.9% 20.7% 9.6%
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Return vs Industry: WAO underperformed the German Banks industry which returned 20.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WAO matched the German Market which returned 9.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is WAO's price volatile compared to industry and market? WAO volatility WAO Average Weekly Movement 5.4% Banks Industry Average Movement 3.1% Market Average Movement 4.9% 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market 11.7% 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market 2.4%
Stable Share Price: WAO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: WAO's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company WaFd, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. The company provides deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts. It offers single-family dwellings, construction, land acquisition and development, consumer lot, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, home equity, business, and consumer loans, as well as commercial and industrial loans.
Show more WaFd, Inc. Fundamentals Summary How do WaFd's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? WAO fundamental statistics Market cap €2.54b Earnings (TTM ) €179.74m Revenue (TTM ) €682.48m
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) WAO income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$704.02m Cost of Revenue US$0 Gross Profit US$704.02m Other Expenses US$518.61m Earnings US$185.42m
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Jan 16, 2025
Earnings per share (EPS) 2.28 Gross Margin 100.00% Net Profit Margin 26.34% Debt/Equity Ratio 112.2%
How did WAO perform over the long term?
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3.2% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2025/01/08 01:02 End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2024/09/30
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Analyst Sources WaFd, Inc. is covered by 19 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Bruce Harting Barclays Michael Diana Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Jeffrey Rulis D.A. Davidson & Co.
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